Add/Remove Programs and the "Start" Menu in WinXP

[Deborah]

Whenever I remove a program via the Add/Remove Programs
utility, the program's entry remains in the "Start" menu
even thought the executable is gone.

Does anyone know if there is a fix, or "hotfix" available
to corrects this oversight? Better yet, does anyone
remember how to switch the start menu from the XP format
to the "old" format?

 

[Jerry]

Classic view - rt-click the Start button, select Properties then check the
classic option.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Deborah,

It's the duty of the application which you uninstall, to cleanup it's shortcut entries in the Deskop, Quick Launch etc. While some applications properly clean-up their entries, most don't. You may remove the invalid shortcuts manually or use a third-party utility which can do the job. I still use System Mechanic 3.x to clean-up the invalid shortcuts left in the Start Menu and other areas.

--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Windows 2000 Group Policy Registry Table:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/gp/gpref.asp

Whenever I remove a program via the Add/Remove Programs
utility, the program's entry remains in the "Start" menu
even thought the executable is gone.

Does anyone know if there is a fix, or "hotfix" available
to corrects this oversight? Better yet, does anyone
remember how to switch the start menu from the XP format
to the "old" format?